diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/_defines.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/_defines.dm
index 1e9a9173022..8b8a502d371 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/_defines.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/_defines.dm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 //living
 #define ui_living_pull "EAST-1:28,CENTER-2:15"
 #define ui_living_health "EAST-1:28,CENTER:15"
+#define ui_living_healthdoll "EAST-1:28,CENTER-2:13"
 
 //borgs
 #define ui_borg_health "EAST-1:28,CENTER-1:15"		//borgs have the health display where humans have the pressure damage indicator.
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/living.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/living.dm
index 7f9e1ffc493..557aec9555e 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/living.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/living.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	pull_icon.hud = src
 	static_inventory += pull_icon
 
-	healths = new /obj/screen/healths/living()
-	healths.hud = src
-	infodisplay += healths
+	//mob health doll! assumes whatever sprite the mob is
+	healthdoll = new /obj/screen/healthdoll/living()
+	healthdoll.hud = src
+	infodisplay += healthdoll
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
index b70d0ac3e96..d605995f489 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		var/mob/M = usr
 		M.swap_hand()
 	return 1
-	
+
 /obj/screen/skills
 	name = "skills"
 	icon = 'icons/mob/screen_midnight.dmi'
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 	var/mob/living/user = hud?.mymob
 	if(!istype(user))
 		return
-	
+
 	if(!user.resting)
 		icon_state = "act_rest"
 	else
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
 	if(choice != hud.mymob.zone_selected)
 		hud.mymob.zone_selected = choice
 		update_icon()
-	
+
 	return TRUE
 
 /obj/screen/zone_sel/update_overlays()
@@ -588,10 +588,6 @@
 	icon_state = "health0"
 	screen_loc = ui_health
 
-/obj/screen/healths/living
-	screen_loc = ui_living_health
-	mouse_opacity = MOUSE_OPACITY_TRANSPARENT
-
 /obj/screen/healths/alien
 	icon = 'icons/mob/screen_alien.dmi'
 	screen_loc = ui_alien_health
@@ -641,7 +637,7 @@
 	icon_state = "slime_health0"
 	screen_loc = ui_slime_health
 	mouse_opacity = MOUSE_OPACITY_TRANSPARENT
-	
+
 /obj/screen/healths/lavaland_elite
 	icon = 'icons/mob/screen_elite.dmi'
 	icon_state = "elite_health0"
@@ -657,6 +653,11 @@
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = usr
 		H.check_self_for_injuries()
 
+/obj/screen/healthdoll/living
+	icon_state = "fullhealth0"
+	screen_loc = ui_living_healthdoll
+	var/filtered = FALSE //so we don't repeatedly create the mask of the mob every update
+
 /obj/screen/mood
 	name = "mood"
 	icon_state = "mood5"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 8c85ddcb700..dc9eebf5699 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -496,34 +496,42 @@
 	update_health_hud()
 
 /mob/living/update_health_hud()
-	if(hud_used?.healths)
-		var/severity = 0
-		var/healthpercent = (health/maxHealth) * 100
+	var/severity = 0
+	var/healthpercent = (health/maxHealth) * 100
+	if(hud_used?.healthdoll) //to really put you in the boots of a simplemob
+		var/obj/screen/healthdoll/living/livingdoll = hud_used.healthdoll
 		switch(healthpercent)
 			if(100 to INFINITY)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health0"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living0"
 			if(80 to 100)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health1"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living1"
 				severity = 1
 			if(60 to 80)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health2"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living2"
 				severity = 2
 			if(40 to 60)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health3"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living3"
 				severity = 3
 			if(20 to 40)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health4"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living4"
 				severity = 4
 			if(1 to 20)
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health5"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living5"
 				severity = 5
 			else
-				hud_used.healths.icon_state = "health7"
+				livingdoll.icon_state = "living6"
 				severity = 6
-		if(severity > 0)
-			overlay_fullscreen("brute", /obj/screen/fullscreen/brute, severity)
-		else
-			clear_fullscreen("brute")
+		if(!livingdoll.filtered)
+			livingdoll.filtered = TRUE
+			var/icon/mob_mask = icon(icon, icon_state)
+			if(mob_mask.Height() > world.icon_size || mob_mask.Width() > world.icon_size)
+				mob_mask = icon('icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi', "megasprite") //swap to something that fits if they wont
+			UNLINT(livingdoll.filters += filter(type="alpha", icon = mob_mask))
+			livingdoll.filters += filter(type="drop_shadow", size = -1)
+	if(severity > 0)
+		overlay_fullscreen("brute", /obj/screen/fullscreen/brute, severity)
+	else
+		clear_fullscreen("brute")
 
 //Proc used to resuscitate a mob, for full_heal see fully_heal()
 /mob/living/proc/revive(full_heal = FALSE, admin_revive = FALSE)
diff --git a/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi b/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi
index bc1dba8ec86..798d9ad7730 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi and b/icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi differ